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Denarius - Augustus, Julia the Elder, Gaius Caesar, and Lucius Caesar C MARIVS TRO IIIVIR
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 13 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (-13) |
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This denarius was struck by the moneyer C. Marius Tro(mentina), one of the tresviri monetales — the three junior magistrates traditionally responsible for coin production under Augustus. The grouping of Julia the Elder with Gaius and Lucius Caesar on a single issue was deliberate dynastic advertising: Augustus had adopted his grandsons in 17 BC and was systematically building a visual framework for succession. Julia's presence reflects her role as the biological link between Augustus and his heirs, a position that would collapse catastrophically within a decade when Augustus exiled her in 2 BC for adultery — stripping the imagery on coins like this of whatever political warmth it once carried.